The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, May 19, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUniversity Library KitRcne, Oretron BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE . YOU BETTER BARGAINS Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number r52i" KLAMATH FALLS, ORKOON, TUESDAY, May 19, 3925 PRICE FIVE CENTS E SLAVE GIRL IS SOLD EOF! S665Q But Seller Retains Custody of Her Three-Year-Old Child ORIENTAL INTRIGUE Youthful Mother Reunited With Baby After Chase of Three Years MAN FRANl'lhiO, Muy 19. Hlng Toy, u yotitiK CIiIiikku eluvu girl. wan Hold by on Chlnoso lu miuiiiur for liIOGO, lint the seller retnlned custody of 111" xlii vii girl's thrmi. year-old child, according to un agree moo produced In tliu superior court horn yesterday In a' contest for thu child, Tim ngn'omenl alno revealed that thu sluvo girl wan old on condition thin till other debts shu contracted "uhe must puy herself," Tom Lok-LIn, it New Von !- ncso, wua thu buyer. I, tint Him Kwlng, who posed an thu slave girl's husband, was tho seller. Tho buyer Mild bu win a firm rouli of Hlng Toy. After tlio will', tit" m-lli-r kid naped thu Blrl. A three-yenr-cliase led mliuilon workers to Now York, Chlrngo and Michigan In uuimi of KttiK Toy. Kht) wan lurati'd In t'hl raito'ii Chinatown, Iho testimony showed, nnd reunited with In r child In Hun Francisco. Mis Dnnulilliin fuimtron, hwud of tho Cblnmu I'rusbyterluu mis sion horn, won a court contest tor tho child yesterday and was ttwitrdnd letter of iiuurdliiiihhlp. Slug Toy 'ruturned to her purchaser. jtaad Improvement And Street Si ens . Urged By Balsiger A solution of two of tlm biggest problems ot Kliiinnth Fulls wan offered thin noou at tho chunilx'r of cotntnorco board of directors moot ing by E. II. llnlslger, director of tho chamber unil nlsu city council tit it n. ' Tho problems aro thu Improvc munt of tho approuchim to Klum nth KallM from tho north und from tho Mouth; Oregon avmiua and Houth Sixth street, and tho erect ing of HI reel signs throughout thu city. Mr. Ilulslger's suggestion wan to rrunto Klamath Falls Into a road-j dlstrlct, which would empower tho county court to levy between 110, 000 and SI MOO additional luxes to bo used for rond work. Seventy pur cent of this sum would be ro il u I rod to bu used for street Im provement work In Klamath Fulln. Tho other 30 per runt, thu county could utilise as it saw fit on any road project lu thu county. , "With that money available, wo would luivo funds to erout tho stroet signs and Improve tho poor approaches to tho- city," Mr. Ilul Klgor pointed out, "As It Is now we cannot go nheiul with the work bu rn uku of luck of funds." Mr. llulslger urged thut thu di rectors turn thulr attention toward Investigating stops thut should bo taken townrd the creation of Klnin nth Kails Into n roiul district. Tho mullor wiih referred to thu roads und liighwnys cnmmlltuo, ST. PAUL, Minn., Mny 19. Tho government's potltlon for supple mental provisions lo thu Unltu.l States district court decision dlsolv Ing tho International Hurvostor com pany was donled todny by threo cir cuit court Judgos sitting tin a court of oqtilty. .. -.. i' YOU r J G CHINES "Babe" Ruth Dons Uniform And . Knocks Out a Few Home Runs To Show Reporters He Is All Right NIOW VOUK, Muy 19. Tluboj Until, pushing nsldo his Ills und grasping a hnsehnlt but. for practice, knocked a hull Into thu lilenchnrs lit tho Yunkeo stnillun) todny. Tho home run champion motored to tho Yniikno pnrk nntl donned n portion of nn old ttnlfhrm. For n quartor of nn ltour ho kepi nnwspnpnr men riRshlng to all San Francisco Man Kills Wife During Quarrel Attacks Her With Axe in Violent Fit of Rage HAN FltANCIHCO. Muy 19. climaxing u series nt fiitnlly qiinr rols, Antonii Monluverdo, 05, ut tnckml IiIh wife, with un nxe In tholr lintnu IiihI nlKht, wounding her no severely thut nil') dli-d while bo ItiK tuki'ii to ll hOMpllal. A nun, Rob erto. IS. summoned by IiIh sinter. Mary, 12, rimhi'd to th mother's rescue nnd bent thu fiilhi'r Into UtI rOllttlioUnllCKS, Pollen officers reported finding a blood-duliied iixo In a closet In the bedroom. Tins pollen mild Motito vordo confessed killing hit wlfu. FUNERAL OF GEN. MILES HELD TODAY President Is Among Those Who Honor Hero's Memory WASHINGTON. Mity 19 Wash ington stood with bowed bend today to express thu nation's trlbuto to unit of I m i;rmit military heroes, l.leuleimnl General Nelson A. Miles. President Coolldgo arm lined bin affair no that ha might occupy a place In tho funeral cortege slgnlfy t ii k til" country's rovuronco for tho memory nnd achievements of thu fnmotiH rampiilKntir. To thit nillltury service, lovea und nerved no-faithfully by him, wim tho general'! body entrusted for tho lust turrl to Arlington National ceme tery. Thoro to roposo bosldo tha body of bin wlfu nnd am on it bin com rades of thrno warn, now sleeping beneath tho grassy slope. Bend Civifc Club Invites Klamath Chamber To Feed Ono year ago representatives of the HiMid Conimorelnl club journeyed to Klnuinth Falls nnd.stngcd a pro gram at thu chamber of commerce forum. Willi, tho understanding that tho Klamath chamber should re ciprocate. This was tho reminder' of tho ,, rUinnirt.Inl club to the clinnt- her of commerce, rend today at tun rhiiinlior of commerce bourd of dlroctors' luncheon. It was decided Hint a committee of two should sign up members of tha chamber to intend the luncheon und if n lurgn representation 'could bu secured to complete final ar rangements. Tho directors were reminded thut tho . chamber annual community dinner was sehedulvd for Muy 20, with ex-Oovernor Campbell to be thu spouker. Hecrutnry I.ynn Subln mii lit that (inly :t(0 could bo iiccom modnted nl tho 'dinner In the White I 'el lean hotel. K. II. Hull, prosldenl of the Stop Forest Flros usimclutloit, pointed out Iliu success of the move ment which originated In Kluninlh lust year and urged support of the movement this your, For !I5 dnys nfter tho nssoclutlon wits .orlglnnted not one mun-set forest flro was reported In Klamath county. Arthur WIIhoii, Herbert. I). New ell nnd (ieoi'Ko J. Walton, guests of tha cltnnilier, urged tho chamber to support tho cliautiiuqua scitcd ttlud to urrlvo lu Klamath Fulls 16 duys henco. purls of Iho lot to rerover his drives. ".lust loll Iho funs," Uulh siilil. In pnrtlng, "thut you saw mo hnd Mint I'm a-rnrln' to . got In tho game." Tho American league champion hitler hns been confined to St, Vin cents' hospital slnco returning from tho training trip u victim of Influenza, IN y N PANIC ON N. Y. SUBWAY Two Expected to Die as Re . suit of Jam Caused As Fuse Blew Out GUARDS LOCK DOORS Passengers Fight Frantically To Release Selves Many Are Hurt NKW YOIIK, May III. At lenst event) flv erHoiiii iverf iiijuriil, two of IIh-iii piobiibly fulally, in a mini panic lvlilcli Nivi-pt u eriiwileil uiiMtflldn HUbnny train im it " about In leiivn tint (mini t'entrnl terminal Htatlnn todii)'. A blown fuw, follmveil by if wirlc of electric lump bulb expliwIoiiM wim reported to luivo been the cjiu.io of the uc flllelil. The train lllnriiliy Kilt JjPiI'iIJ with humanity, came to sharp h t .) ; a block from tho terminal, men, women and children wcro swept from, their feet In confusion w'.;lch gran- to panic proportions when tho cars bcK.in to fill with stifling uuuku canned by burning Insulation. A short circuit hud occurred caus ing tho motormun to halt the loan ntrlug of cars. When ho attorn pt cd to start It up again every light bulb In thu train uxploded. ' This win the signul for the panic which sent scampering men, women and children toward exits and seeking to cscupo from their cage like Imprisonment by smashing windows. Scares wero knocked to tho car floors and trampled. . The confu sion was Increased when guards prevented opening of daors. The lounge and several salons of the nearb' hotel iVnndorblll were con verted Into emergency hospltuls whero twenty five persons received treatment. Thirty others wore removed to Bellevuu hospital. Prisoners Saw Jail Bars and Make Getaway Three Men ' in Bend Cells Make Success . ful Escape IIKNO, Oro., Muy 19. Three men. including ono held pending un disunity hearing, sawed out ot tho Deschutes county jail Just be fore daylight this morning. The Insana man. liny liuvis. was re tukYti it few hours Inter in thu rail road yards nfter lie hud mounted an englnu on Iho truck, opened the throttle nnd wus nil ready to go whou helpers hurriedly climbed up behind him and shut off tho onglno. Davis, after being chased off tho engine took refugo In a box car. The police wero culled nnd ho do fled them with a knife. Ho was taken through a trick of nnd of the officers who approached him from tho rear. MICANS SI'UltKXDKItS WASHINGTON, Muy 10. Gns ton I). Meuns, a storm center In tho Duughorty Investigation nnd out standing figuro In many court ac tions, sttrrondqrcd to tho District of Columbia. . supremo court today und requested that ho bo ollowqd to begin a two-year prison torm Immediately, ' Ltcuuui to Minor ; . . i I'lnns for Klnuinth county's campaign far Its quota In the Amerlcin . t, gbu endovnittit camp I'm will be dlscttiscd t ,tu .1 mettlng of the l,egn.n post nt tile court' house tonight at 8 o'clock. Tho worsens' caps to he used by the ex-sorvlce men In patriotic parados nr'lv- ed today nnd prlcos for them will ho fixed at tho mooting. Other mutters of Importnnco vill he Inken up, and Ml mem- hors nro urgod to be In at- tcnduticc, INJURED FLASHES II.VIIV IIO.MK ntOliKI) . NKW VOItK, May III. While one Kniiid Jury wiv roiiMlileriiiK lioiuiide eviilcncu itguiiiHt her niiollier ftmnd Jury today returned Jin Imlictiiieiil ('iilii'Kiuic baby sulmtitiilitiii ugiilnnl Mrs, Jlclen AiiKUxto CiclM-ii-V'olk, fni-nier (imiinn Jted Cross nurse, iildow if n 1'russiuii lii'iny officer, u ml iiroprlct cess of un Knit Klglit) Klxtli Kti'Oct "lluby l unn." aint, kiij.h hi;i,k VAXt'OLVKIt, Wasli., Jluy It. Ilelivved by ieliilivi- to hnvo been ilixKindent over a lore uffilir, (Jrace Ivntlur Allnay, 14, daughter of Mr. und Mrs. Alfred T. Allvtuy. of nidiougul, Wimb., took lier oivn life Unlay by sbootlng off the top of her licuil with a lM-ii.5 rifle, the rornoncr re"ortcil. Her body wns found by a jounger sister on a trull ubout ."(H) feel from her home. OFMC KItS K.Xt E TltlAI, WASHINGTON, Muy 10. The officers of Jim uliiniu-ln K-ll) which went ni;ruuiid lust January at XnuHt't lleuch, Mush, today were ordered court iiiurtuilcd by Hetrctury Wilbur. IHK IX ri.A.VK t'KAHir WKSTFlJ-,1.1), Wis., May 11). Iti'llis Conuut of this city unil W. Ilersileli of WIm-oiihIii Jtupids, a bunker, were killed today when their nirpbtno went into a lull spin at li.UOO feet nnd crashed. HOItttKS I1K IX I llti: VIXXII'KG,' Muy 10. Twenty- five horses were buruei! to deutli ami the military slnbles of the Siratlirona Horse of Tuxedo Bar racks were destroyed by fire here today. WH.SOX. TltlAI, STARTS - ' rOHTI-AXI), 'May 10. General Judge It. S. llean today overruli-d the motion of Horace (ireely Wilson of' Itosobuig, former Klumath In dian ngent, for a third postpone ment of his trial on' charges of vio lating tho Munn Act, Wilson asked it further delay of six months, ll.VXDITS HOU 1IAXK Hl'tiO, Minn., Muy 10. Two men rushed Into tho First Slate Hunk hero twin', locked three men In the vault and escaped with $1000. t FOItKST K11SK ItAtiKS STETTIN, I'omerunlu, tier., Muy 10. Damage estimated at ?l,(MK,- t00 has lieen ilono over un urea of 21 squill c miles by the lnrgest for est fire In this section In many Jenrs, It is still ;ireaillii; rnpiilly. The inhabitants of ono village have fll. No deullis hnvo been rcportetl sp fur. M'MIIKItl.tMilK TOMOltKOW . All right, mill workers, and lumberjacks! This week's Is- sue of Lumberlogue will be ready tomorrow. In accord- unco with announcement made lust Saturday, Lumberlogue has , changed Its- day of issue from Monday to Wednesday. Starting tomorrow nnd con- tinning; each week, Lumber- loguo will be published with tho Evening Herald every Wednesday. Watch fjr it to morrow; It will be better than ever. Salem Would Halt Naughty Magazines SALEM, Ore., May 19. An ordi nance wus Introduced at tho meet. Ing of tho city eoilncll here lust night prohibiting tho sulo on news stnnds of mugnitlnes Judged to bo obscen'o. Complaint nt the character of some ot the mnguzines sold wus mnde by J. V. Nelson, principal of the Snlom high school. The ordi nance provides n penalty of fine or Imprisonment or both. Lightning Kills Brownsville Man mtOWNSVll.LE, Ore., Muy 19. J. W. Hussey, n farmer, nged 60, residing flvo miles wost of Urowns vllle, wus Instantly killed Into yes tordny by lightning while plowing In a field. .Hn enmo to Oregon a yonr ngo from' North Dakota to get uwy from Bitch storms, 1 STATE WITNESS DISAPPEARS IN SHEPHERD CASE Robert W. White, Former Employe of Medical School, Missing QUESTIONING JURORS Three Tentative Veniremen Excused Work Pro ceeds Slowly CHICAGO, May 19. Efforts to day to obtain a Jury for the trial of William Darling Shepherd, charg ed with murdering his wife's mil lionaire ward, Willam Nolson Mc-Clln-tock by administering typhoid germs, netted only lost ground. ' Three cenlremen locked up over night as 'jurors tentatively accept able to both sides were eliminated this morning ajid left In the Jury box at the noon recess were three men whose availability had been passed upon by only the prosecu tlon. As Tho prosecution expressed per turbation over the disappearance of one of its Important witnesses, Rob ert W. White, a former employe of Charles C. Falnian, the accomplice who is to be the stale's principal witness, against Shepherd. Improvement Bonds Sold At Roseburg KOSEBURG, Ore.. May 19. Koseburg city Improvement bonds were sold by the council at its regular meeting last night to the Douglas National Jiank ot this. city. The bonds were to the sum of $4 3,113.3.1, bearing six per cent interest running for a period of ten years. Six bids were submitted ranging from $104.26 to $105.43 per $100, the latter offer being the proposal submitted by the local bank. State Aid for Irrigation Is Bound to Come Chairman of Reclama tion Committee Tells of Plans ' SPOKANE. Wash., May 10. De velopment of federal reclamation projects ulrendy established should not bo made to await establish ment of a new federal reclamation policy. Representative Addison T. Smith of Iduho, chairman ot the bouse committee on irrigation and reclamation, declared hero today. II asserted thut active state par ticipation with the federal govern ment in future reclamation develop ment is almost certain to become a permanent policy. "Once a new reciumiition policy becomes a law," he said, "till new ' proposed projects should bo con sidered nnd constructed Individually and not as a group." Representative Smith, who came to Spokane to confer with barkers of ,tho Columbia basin Irrigation project, predicted thut construction ot the Columbia busin project is only a matter ot time but said ho was "certain thut It -will be Impos sible to get a new project through unless tho state actively cooperates with tho federal government, nnd thoro Is a small 'interest charge." WltOXU Xl'MMttt : ' ' Three times yesterday, the fire phone, at the fire station rung and three times flromen rushed to their 'respective po- sill. ins on the flro truck. Each time however, it proved to be a b IB 111 ess cull Instead ot 4 u fire cull. All ot which aroused tho wrath of nil the fliomen and Fire Chief Keith K. Ambrose .Two phones servo the fire department. One 4 Is the fire phone, number 124 Tho other Is the business phono, number 47. , . totoot Klamath Falls Soon Will Get Highest Rating Local Postoffice Enters First-Class Lists on July 1 Klamath Fulls, according to a communication received from John II. Dartlett, first assistant United States postmaster, Is jiow given the rating of a first class office, the rat ing to go into effect July 1, 1925. Duo to the gross receipts based on the quarter ending Dee. 31, 1924 the classification was given In com pliance with tho Act of Congress ap proved February 28, 1925. During the months of January, February and March of 1925, un In crease of 17 per cen over the same quarter of 1924 was apparent and with this Information of an Increase in the Klamath Falls office, official recognition was gained In the award of a first class rating. PIERCE TO PLEAD FOR MORE LAND Governor Joins in Plan to Get Federal Acreage SALEM,' May 19. Governor Plrca In reply to a letter from GiVernor W. :P. Hunt of Arizona, Joins !n the campaign for the purpose of davlng the United States turn over to :he states all of the remaining public lands ' within the boundaries ot states. Oregon has nearly 10, '). 000 acres so listed and it 1$ the desire of the government j- nave laeser - kept ' on (he-' tax' rolls 'and revenue diverted to the scho d fund. Sixty one percent of the . id !n Arizona is tied up ic soni? niHrrMr by the government, either a Ind.'.in reservation, national foreJts, nation al parks or withdrawals. The substitute committer appoint ed by congress will visit the western states to Investigate federal parks,' forests and public land. reserv3 and unreserved early In J i la aud remain until late in August.' AUTHOR'S SOX HELD PARIS, May 19. Masco Ibanez, the Spanish novelist and opponent of tho present Spanish government, today reported that his son. Sieg fried, has been jailed In Valencia, Spain, for distributing bis father's latest propaganda pamphlets. How Strahorn's Ears Would Burn If Franchise Question Were Put To Vote Of Against exclusive franchise , 07 For exclusive franchise .............. 2 If the Strnhorn railroad has a friend or supporter in its fight for an exclusive franchise to cross Sixth street, that individual has not yet shown himself or herself in the county-wide voting which Tho Evening Herald is conducting. By 3 o'clock this afternoon 69 votes had been received at The Herald offlra and all but 2 ot them wero against an exclusive franchise for tho Strnhorn road. When It decided to let tho peo ple express their opinions through a nowspaper ballot,' The Evening Herald felt certain that an over whelming vote against further con cession to Strnhorn would 1e regis tered, but the results ot tho first dny's ballots are astounding. It was thought that here and there about the city could be found a fw a very few who might stand with Councilmen Rob erts, Stnckey nnd Balsiger In their efforts to grunt Strnhorn tin ex clusive franchise. ., STRAHORN RAILROAD BALLOT Shall the Strahorn line be granted an exclusive franchise to cross Sixth street, or shall the com- mon-user clause be inserted? What Do You Think? For an Exclusive Franchise Mark ( ) . Against Exclusive Franchise , Mark ( ) - Mark your ballot. Then mail or bring it td the Herald office. COUNCIL SILENT DN EXECUTIVE'S FRANCHISE VETO Resignation of Jack Franey Also Fails to Bring Any . Discussion ; BOND BIDS RECEIVED First National ; Bank and Portland Concern Are Two Highest Bidders Silent on mayor's veto of rcso- , lution granting O. C. ft E. per mission to cross Sixth street Accepts resignation" of Jack Franey, street ' commissioner ; . Unable to chose lowest of 1 1 bid ders for $50,000 city library bonds and postponed selection of highest bidders until further Investigation These are the saiient features of what the council did do and what It did not do last night. , Silent on Veto Not a murmur escaped when' tho mayor's veto of the 8lxth street crossing resolution was', read. Tho council very deftly hurdled the question and sailed on ' to other problems. . ' Nor did tho council spark when the resignation ot Jock Franey was read. Just a brief acceptance of tho resignation and that was all, Franey explained that he was taking a job with the Concrete Pipe com pany. . . " . Komi Hills '.' So close were the two highest bond bids that the council voted to defer final action on the matter till a further investigation. The two highest bidders were the First National Bank - ot Klamath Falls and A. D. Wietuan & Co. of Port land. , - - - --. Wakeman offered a premium of 05 cents per thousand and to take the first seven vears of the total -ten years' installments maue out at 4 3-4 per cent Interest. This would aggregate a saving of $35,000 for seven years, It was pointed out by councilmen. '' . , The First National Bank ot Klamath Falls bid for the bonds, offering a premium of $22 per thousand, with lnterost at five por cent. , ."' ' "; . Bids ot all of the 11 bidders, ex- ' cept the two highest, wero returned today to the respective concerns with certified checks enclosed. . For Better Scwagu ,- (; Although favorably impressed Continued On I 'ngo Six) Klamath Falls People! Not content with marking . his ballot with heavy black leud,; ono citizen, who apparently- has ',kpt In touch with the situation slnco , Strahorn's golden promises ' first were voiced nine years ago, had this to say: ." : -i ;i ,y .' "Give Strnhorn nothing, and If a majority of the people aro against an exclusive franchise (which. ; I think they are) recall ' Roberts, Stuckey and Balsiger. Common-user clause for Strnhorn or nothing.' It . is expected that an even turgor voto thun received today will roll in tomorrow from tho rural sections when farmers' from all pnrts ot the county have an oppor tunity to express their sentiments through The Evening Herald bal lot. . - , ' If you huven't already voted, tear out the coupon todny and murk your ballot. Then mall or bring It to The Herald of five. Vote. but once, und once only, as The Horufd wishes this to be an honest and trunk ex pression from Its hosts ot readers.